Orientalism and Empire: North Caucasus Mountain Peoples and the Georgian Frontier, 1845-1917 - Austin Jersild - Books - McGill-Queen's University Press - 9780773523296 - April 23, 2003
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Orientalism and Empire: North Caucasus Mountain Peoples and the Georgian Frontier, 1845-1917

Austin Jersild

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Orientalism and Empire: North Caucasus Mountain Peoples and the Georgian Frontier, 1845-1917

Presents the complex and troubled history of Russia's relationship with the mountain peoples of the North Caucasus. This book discusses religion, ethnicity, archaeology, transcription of languages, customary law, and the fate of Shamil to illustrate the work of empire-builders and the emerging imperial imagination.


288 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 23, 2003
ISBN13 9780773523296
Publishers McGill-Queen's University Press
Pages 288
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 18 mm   ·   500 g

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